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  • MeTV’s Love Me Marathon Features Valentine’s Day Episodes of Classic TV

    MeTV’s Love Me Marathon Features Valentine’s Day Episodes of Classic TV

    MeTV will host a marathon of love-themed episodes of The Brady Bunch, Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, and other classic TV shows to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Love Me marathon begins on February 11 at 12:00 p.m. ET and runs through 6:30 p.m. Catch lovey-dovey episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies, Gilligan’s Island,…

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  • It’s Time to Give Free Services Like Pluto TV, Tubi, the Roku Channel, & Others a Second Chance So They Can Save You Money

    Are you looking to save money on your streaming bills? You may want to consider giving free ad-supported streaming services a second chance. Not only can they save you money, but the quality of their content has also vastly improved. In the past, many cord cutters wrote off free streaming services like Pluto TV, Tubi,…

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  • T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T Adds Nearly 840,000 5G Home Internet Customers as Cord Cutting 2.0 Surges

    The three largest telecom companies in the nation, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T, combined to add nearly 840,000 5G home internet subscribers in the fourth quarter, establishing the legitimacy of Cord Cutting 2.0 and posing a real threat to cable providers like Comcast and Spectrum. T-Mobile was the clear winner of the trio, which all reported…

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  • These Streaming Services Are Most Likely to Shut Down in 2024 — Fubo? Vidgo? Sling TV? STIRR? Hulu?

    2024 will be a hard year for streaming. Increasingly investors are cutting back on the money they pour into unprofitable streaming services. A weak ad market is also bringing in lower ad revenues and, due to these factors, will likely force some unprofitable companies to be sold or shut down in 2024. The ad-supported STIRR…

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  • Apple Unveiled Changes to its App Store, Which Spotify Just Ripped

    Apple on Friday laid out how its App Store will charge developers in the Europe as part of a new EU regulation that dismantles excessive power from Big Tech companies. Spotify quickly responded by calling it “extortion, plain and simple.” The biggest change to the fee structure that developers pay to be on the App…

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  • Even Netflix is a Little Spooked By the Rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence

    You’re not the only one spooked by the rise of artificial intelligence. Netflix is concerned enough about it that it listed generative AI as a potential risk factor in its annual filing. The streaming giant added it to its annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Variety’s Todd Spangler was the first to…

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  • T-Mobile CEO Hints at Possible 5G Home Internet Price Increases Again

    Consumers are flocking to T-Mobile’s 5G home internet service — to the point where it’s become one of the largest internet service providers in the nation after just two years. But would T-Mobile slow that growth down by raising prices? Maybe. Speaking to investors on a Thursday earnings conference call, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert hinted…

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  • DISH Network Ends Year-Long Blackout, Bringing Back Mission-Owned ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX Locals

    Mission Broadcasting and DISH Network reached a comprehensive, multi-year distribution agreement, ending a year-long blackout. The agreement includes 27 Mission Broadcasting television stations in 25 markets nationwide. The specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the deal reestablishes thousands of DISH customers to Mission Broadcasting’s network entertainment, live sports, news, and sports content. …

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  • CBS Sports Network Lands a Deal With The National Pickleball League

    The National Pickleball League signed its first-ever television deal with CBS Sports heading into the 2024 season. CBS Sports Network will have exclusive coverage of the Gamma Sports National Pickleball League Championship held in Glendale, Arizona, last October. The games saw the Indie Drivers – with Rick Witsken, Kim Jagd, Nathalie Bagby, and Tao Thongvanh…

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  • Top 7 Unforgettable Royal Rumble Matches: Iconic Returns and Epic Showdowns to Stream Now

    Get it while you can. With Netflix a year away from getting sports entertainment, Peacock is still a goldmine for WWE fans, offering a vast library of iconic wrestling events, including some of the most unforgettable Royal Rumble matches. As you settle down to watch this year’s edition of the big event (Stream The 2024…

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  • Walmart and Boost Are Offering a Free Phone and a Year of Service for $129 — But There’s a Catch

    Walmart and Boost Mobile are teaming up on a bundle that includes a free phone and a full year of service for $129 — which is a great deal as long as you don’t need a smartphone. The free handset that comes with this deal is the Summit Flip phone, a basic handset that lets…

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  • Peacock Lost $2.75 Billion For Comcast in 2023, and Somehow That Was Good News?

    Streaming service Peacock posted a massive loss in 2023, but executives at parent Comcast have some reason to be optimistic. The service added 3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, but posted a loss of $825 million. For the year, Peacock lost $2.75 billion. While that seems like a lot — and it is —…

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  • DIRECTV Hits Back at Cox Media As Potential Blackout of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Locals Looms

    The deadline for DIRECTV and Cox Media to reach a new retransmission agreement is drawing near, but the two cable TV providers appear to be at odds. Following a heated press release on Thursday from Cox, a DIRECTV spokesperson said the company is working with Cox to reach a new deal that will “align the…

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  • Pluto TV Is Streaming Almost Every Single Super Bowl Game For Free Ahead of This Year’s Game

    With Super Bowl LVIII just around the corner, cable TV and streaming services are prepping for the big game. Pluto TV, a free ad-supported streaming service, is hosting a marathon of classic Super Bowl games through February. Pluto TV’s new pop-up channel, NFL Super Bowl Classics, will stream Most Super Bowl through February 21, except…

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  • Judge Judy’s Amazon Freevee Streaming Show Strikes Deal to Head Back to Regular TV

    Amazon Freevee’s Judy Justice with Judge Judy Sheindlin returns to broadcast TV this fall as the series lands a syndication deal with more than 100 U.S. markets.  Amazon MGM Studios and Sox Entertainment signed a multi-year broadcast syndication deal with stations in more than 100 U.S. broadcast markets. Reruns of the show will air in…

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